@ Carl King

Thanks for the advice about keeping it fun.

So far, it has been more interesting than fun. I do look forward to trying to learn to hold one string down without touching any of the others after I get through with all the routine tasks that go with living alone. I am really starting at the beginning of the beginning. It is both a mental and physical challenge.

Lisa McCormick's lessons are just perfect for me. If she can have me playing like Chet Atkins this time next year, I'll dance at her wedding with a cow bell around my neck.

My one question is about the guitar I have. It has a very narrow neck at the nut (38mm). That puts the first and sixth strings very near the ends of the first three fret bars. Is there a trick I should know for dealing with this?